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Webster 1913 Edition


Wilder

Wil′der

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Wildered
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Wildering
.]
[Akin to E.
wild
, Dan. for
vilde
to bewilder, Icel.
villr
bewildered,
villa
to bewilder; cf. AS.
wildor
a wild animal. See
Wild
,
Adj.
, and cf.
Wilderness
.]
To bewilder; to perplex.
Long lost and
wildered
in the maze of fate.
Pope.
Again the
wildered
fancy dreams
Of spouting fountains, frozen as they rose.
Bryant.

Webster 1828 Edition


Wilder

WILDER

,
Verb.
T.
To lose or cause to lose the way or track; to puzzle with mazes or difficulties; to bewilder.
Long lost and wilderd in the maze of fate.